Genome-wide screens could reveal the liver’s secrets

A new technique for studying liver cells within an organism could shed light on the genes required for regeneration.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 15, 2022 ~8 min

A new control system for synthetic genes

Researchers have developed a technique that could help fine-tune the production of monoclonal antibodies and other useful proteins.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Nov. 1, 2022 ~7 min


Study finds the risks of sharing health care data are low

Greater availability of de-identified patient health data would enable better treatments and diagnostics, the researchers say.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 6, 2022 ~7 min

Four from MIT receive NIH New Innovator Awards for 2022

Awards support high-risk, high-impact research from early-career investigators.

Phie Jacobs | School of Science • mit
Oct. 4, 2022 ~5 min

Scientists chart how exercise affects the body

A new study maps the genes and cellular pathways that contribute to exercise-induced weight loss.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Oct. 4, 2022 ~8 min

Breaking through the mucus barrier

A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 28, 2022 ~6 min

Neurodegenerative disease can progress in newly identified patterns

A machine-learning method finds patterns of health decline in ALS, informing future clinical trial designs and mechanism discovery. The technique also extends to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
Sept. 27, 2022 ~10 min

In-home wireless device tracks disease progression in Parkinson’s patients

By continuously monitoring a patient’s gait speed, the system can assess the condition’s severity between visits to the doctor’s office.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
Sept. 21, 2022 ~9 min


Study reveals how environment and state are integrated to control behavior

A simple animal model shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors, and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 15, 2022 ~8 min

How the brain focuses on what’s in mind

When holding information in mind, neural activity is more focused when and where there are bursts of gamma frequency rhythms.

David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
Sept. 13, 2022 ~7 min

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